Corset



CORSET Filed NOV. 22. 1926 2 Shets-Sheet Dec. 3, 1929. R. Dur F. vLJLMAN coRsfaTV Filed Nov. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 dit ' at tlie sa Patented Der.a 3, 1929 Application tiled November rlliis invention relates to corsets, and as herein elio-Wn, is embodied in a combination oit' brassire and corset, coinnlonlv designeted as a one-piece garment.,

@ne oi the objects of tbe invention is to construct a garment particularly adapted to persons inclined to stoutness, Wliicli will exert a attening' eect upon certain portions oit tbe figure, nanielav: over tlie alude-nien and on tbe sides oi tlie hips toward tbc baci-r, eppreciably below tlie nornial Waist linen Alnotlier object is to produce a ,garment vvliicli vvill restrain, and give a idattened eppearsnce to, the parts ot tlfie body above nien tioned, vvitliout resorting` to tlie ifeiniliar benin@1 or other stitlening ineens.,

lt is 'Well understood tliat certain. portions oit a corset are subject to considerable strain, particulsrlv Tvlien tbe wearer is in e sitting1 posture, and ere liable to stretch out oi shape and to tail to exert a desired coniining etect @ne oi' tlie objects ci rnv invention to produce a gerinent vrliicb will obvieite tliis cbiection.; produce tlie desired etilect sind n e tiine :resist strains at tbe points vvliere stretchingl would ordinarily occurD The invention consists in tbe arrengenfient and combination of parts illustrated in tlie drawings, described in tte specification and .incre particulerlv pointed out in tlie claiins lin tiie drawings:

l d`gore 'l is s plan. vieiv ciV tbe outside oit n one piece garment constructed in accordance vvitli and embodying my inveintionc li f2 is a sectional. vievv, enlarged, tliroue one nenel oi tlie garment; tlie sec 'tion being italien in tbe plane ol:n tlie dotted line .ffl-2 cnl Figure l.,

iiigure 3 .a plan view olf tlie outside oi a portion oi tbe garment, sliovving .a rnodiiied :torni oif tire invention..

liligure d is a similar vievv sinon/ing; other inodiiied torni.

Figure 5 is a sectional vievv tlirougli one panel, enlarged, ot the modification sliovvn in Figure l, the section being talren in tbe plane oit the line 5-5 on Figure Zl.

Figure 6 is a detail view of a. portion ci the garment shown in Figure l.,

Referring now to the construction shown tilt,

ieee.. serai na, ironia;

in Figures l and 2,'the garment as a vvliole is indicated by the letter il, and is composed of a baclr rneniber B, two sirnilarlvcon structed side rnernbers 0U, end a iront neem ber D., "llie baclr rneniber ld rnajv be ot ang,T suitable construction, but as lierein sliown is composed ol' a panel, tbe inajior portion ci' vvliicli is constructed substantially as shown in lllnited @totes llietters Patent to @liarles H. tflcliopbacli, Reissue lilou ltl, dated March lil, wld, and therefore need not be inrtber lierein describeda 'llie side nieinbers C, C, are .constructed ot a plurality oit panels, as sbovvn in ure l, indicated at l, 2 end 3, entending loi Q1 tudinalljv oi the garment, description of one oi tlie side members U vvvill sutlice for botti.,

rlllse iront ineinber ll may be ci any iniiiar construction, ond as liere sliovvn, it consists oi a single panel el, liar/ing a pluM rality ol" lioolrs 5 adepted 'to be engaged bv 'tire eyes d on tbe panel l. oit tbe side ineniw ber.,

'llbe' usual sboulder strap members E, are secured to the upper portion ot tlie nient, and a plurality ot liose supporters are secured to tlie lower margin ont tbe gaiwnient in tlie usual mannern @ne set ot liose supporters, as 'will be noticed, is attached, to and depend trein tire inner band nienaber @cicli nieniber is preiterabljv used, but its indi* vidual construction laas no direct connection with tlie presentinvention andneed not be :turtlier described..

sliovvn in llligure l, tl le panel "l oit tlie side nuernber is provided, in a position substsntiallv over tlie side o'lf tlie abdomen, tom Ward tbe liront, vvitli a reinforcement strip oi materiel siinilar to tliat ci vvbicli tlie panel is made, indicated as a vvliole at l llhe strip d and 9., The line oi stitclies l@ by vvliicli tbe panel l is secured to tbe panel E?, oit course crosses tbe strip l and secures its rear margin to tlie garment Tlie iront margin ot tlie strip 'i' is secured bv a line of stitches l0.,

The strip 'l' is made from a substantially rectangular blank and is provided with te plurality of tucks l1, extending transversely,

is secured to tbe panel l by lines oi? stitches lli , at its rear margin by and deeper at one end (to-Wit the front end) than at the other; said. tucks being maintained by lines of stitches 12, 12.

A similar strengthening strip 13 lis secured by lines of stitches 14, 15, to the panel 3 of the side member C, but it will be observed lthat in this instance the tucks 16, maintained by stitches 17, 17 are deepestwhere the strip is secured to the back panel B. The strip 13 is secured along its front margin by the same stitches 18 which secure the adjacent margins of the panels 2 and 3, and is secured stitches 19 by which the panel 3 is sewed to the back member B.

The panel 2, as shown, is composed of its upper portion 20 of ordinary fabric and the lower elastic portion 21.

' It willbe noted that the strengthening strip `13 is positioned lower in the garment than p fabric of the the strip 7 and is substantially below the normal waistline. The strip 7 reinforces the material of the panels 1 over that portion where the tendency to outward pressure by the abdomen occurs. The strip 13 reinforces the fabric of the panels 3 over that portion of the hips toward the back, where unusual outward pressure is exerted, especially when the wearer is in a sitting posture.

These strips 7 and 13 are peculiarly effective as reinforcing strips because ofthe tucked arrangement shown. In forming the tucks, the initial direction of the threads of the fabric forming the strips is changed, and lines of resistance are formed in a plurality of directions, which give to the panels equipped with said strips, a very great resisting power. The result is quite different from and far superior to that attained by superimposing an .ordinary reinforcing strip over the garment panel. This is diagrammatically indicated in Figure 6, where the parallel lines 22 indicate. the direction of the longitudinal or warp threads of the fabric of which the panel 1 is made; and where the lines 23 indicate the direction of the longitudinal threads of the strip 7 after the tucks 11 have been formed therein. It will he noted that the lines of threads 23 are substantially curved lines and cross the direction of the lines 22.

This arrangement of the tucks, in angular relation to eachother, and in angular relation to the initial direction of the threads of the strips 7 and 13, when superimposed upon the respective panels of the garment, produces a novel and highly beneficial result.

In the modification shown in Figure 3, the vpanel 2 is entirely omitted and the panels 1 and 3 are widened and joined together along the longitudinal line 24. The strengthening strips 7 and 13 are of course made larger to correspond with the increased width ofthe panels 1 and 3. l

In some instances it is desirable to get the strengthening ,effect of the tucks 11 and 16 without using the separate strips 7 and 13.

Such a modification is shown in Figure 4. The panels'l and 3 are formed of a sin le piece of fabric 25, and provided with a p urality of tucks 26, held in position by stitching 27 ,-the panels 25 being properly shaped by the reverse upper tuck 28.

I claim as my invention:

1. A corset comprising a pluralit7 of connected longitudinally disposed pane s of fabric, certain of said panels being provided with means whereby those portions of the garment which overlie the abdomen and the sides of the hips towards the back of the wearer, will resist outward pressure by said body parts, said means consisting of strips of fabric, the longitudinal threads of each strip being disposed at a plurality of angles to the direction of the longitudinal threads of the fabric panels of the garment to which said strips are attached.

2. A corset comprising a plurality of connected longitudinally disposed panels of fabri'c, certain of said panels being provided with means whereby the garment will resist outward pressure by portions of the body of the wearer, said means consisting of fabric strips provided with tucks angularly disposed with respect to each other, and superlmposed upon the garment panels overlying the abdomen and upon the garment panels overlying the sides of the hips toward the back of the wearer, and the longitudinal threads of each strip being disposed at a plurality of angles to the direction of the longitudinal threads of the fabric panels of the garment.

3. A corset provided with superimposed permanently attached pressure-resisting sections, the fabric of which is folded and stitched to contract one longitudinal margin of each section, two of said sections being associated with the front of the corset below the waist line so that the contracted margins will be toward the center front of the garment, and two of said sections being associated with the back of the corset below the waist line so that the contracted margins will be toward the center back of the garment.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aiix my signature, trhis 18th day of November, 1926.

ROSANNA DU'F ORA ULMAN. 

